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TUSD trades and support staff press board over stalled contract talks and potential $2,000 health-care hit

Torrance Unified School District Board of Education · April 20, 2026
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Summary

Union leaders and district trades staff warned the board that failure to reach a successor agreement before July 1 could leave members paying an estimated $2,000 more for health insurance; SEIU negotiators accused district negotiators of regressive bargaining and asked for timely settlement of 2025–26 wages and benefits.

Trades workers and union representatives urged the board to press district negotiators to finalize wages and benefits for 2025–26, warning that a failure to reach agreement before July 1 could cost members about $2,000 more in health-insurance contributions.

Ron Umemoto, an electrician with the district, said crews are in successor negotiations and asked the…

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